Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co

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Ahmed Al Busaid

Ahmed is a Partner in AMJ’s corporate/regulatory practice and is licensed to undertake litigation before the appeal court of Oman. Ahmed is a member of the corporate commercial and regulatory department of the Firm and has a broad range of experience in advising on regulatory matters pertaining to mergers and acquisitions, corporate regulatory, i.e. conducting, EGM/OGMs share transfers, registration of corporate vehicles, registration of security interests, etc with the concerned regulatory authorities, corporate restructurings, real estate matters, initial public offerings and the planning and development of major infrastructure projects. Ahmed has more recently advised on the reorganization and restructuring of the Muscat Securities Market as a standalone corporate vehicle in the name Muscat Bourse Company SAOC.

Consultant Ahmed Hashim has extensive experience advising international and regional corporate and institutional clients on a mix of public and private company formation, corporate transactions, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securitisation, corporate governance and joint ventures. In addition, Ahmed Hashim has been acting as a legal advisor and assisting a number of closed and public joint stock companies in convening general meetings of the shareholders, including but not limited to, reviewing and approving agenda of AGM, EGM & Board of Directors and ensure that invitation procedures in accordance with the Commercial Companies Law, Capital Market Authority Law and the company’s articles of association, attending the General Meetings / Board Meetings and reviewing minutes of general meetings/board meetings, filing minutes of General Meetings with the MOCI / CMA.

Ardeshir D Patel

Partner in AMJ heading the firm’s market-leading corporate and capital markets team. Extensive experience advising corporate multinationals, Oman-based public listed companies, leading commercial and investment firms and institutions on debt and equity capital markets transactions, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions), joint ventures and strategic investments.

Armughan Ashfaq

Armughan is a senior associate in the Corporate and Capital Market team and is a qualified barrister from England and Wales. He regularly advises corporate entities in connection with their initial public offering, cross-border acquisitions and disposals, investments, joint venture and restructuring. He has advised listed and private companies with respect to the acquisitions and disposal of assets.

Faiz is a Consultant and a member of the firm’s Corporate/ Commercial practice. He has significant expertise in company formation, liquidation, joint ventures, drafting and negotiating shareholders agreements, sale and purchase agreements, agency agreement, securities documentation and other contractual documentation. He advises foreign investors on all aspects of establishing and running their businesses in the Sultanate of Oman which includes all labour related issues, Oman labour law, drafting of employment contracts, employment manuals, advising on work permits/visas and Omanisation.

Mansoor Jamal Malik

Mansoor is AMJ’s founder, managing partner and head of the corporate commercial and dispute resolution departments. Mansoor’s specialist areas of expertise include banking and project finance, Islamic finance corporate, natural resources, projects and infrastructure, regulatory, transport, telecommunication real estate and construction, and dispute resolution Mansoor advises private and governmental organizations on wide variety of legal issues both contentious (including arbitrations) and non-contentious on major commercial and structural projects involving a diverse range of banking, commercial, construction, international corporate and project finance, Islamic finance M&As, privatisations, insurance, capital markets, corporate governance, Islamic law, tax, telecommunications and civil aviation sector, HR/labour matters. Mansoor is a listed Oman Court of Appeal arbitrator who enjoys rights of audience before the Supreme Court.

Marcus is a Partner who heads AMJ’s banking and finance team. Marcus has extensive experience in projects, real estate acquisition, trade and ECA-backed finance and financial restructurings. He has been involved in numerous high value, domestic and cross-border finance transactions, multi-sourced financings including conventional and Islamic financing.

Ravinder is a Partner in AMJ’s Projects and Commercial team. His practice area is extremely broad, covering both conventional power and water desalination projects and renewable energy, privatisation projects, infrastructure, real estate, and construction. He has experience in acting for sponsors, borrowers, and lenders in respect of energy and infrastructure projects. He advises clients on Omani law with regard to project lifecycle including corporate, regulatory and permitting issues.

Said Hilall Al Busaidy

Head of the dispute resolution department. Dr Said specialises in litigation, arbitration, international laws and regulatory. Dr Said enjoys rights of audience before the Supreme Court.

Zarrar is a member of the Commercial and Banking and Islamic Finance Teams at AMJ. He has a broad range of experience in corporate and M&A, commercial, banking and Islamic finance. Zarrar has acted for clients in a number of high-profile and complex M&A deals and financial transactions in Oman. He routinely advises lenders and borrowers in financing transactions with a focus on Islamic financing structures.